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out of principle, syria received the united nations supervision is seen in syria, and furnish it with all facilities needed to enable it to deploy in syria in an unprecedented record time. the syrian leadership also announced its full commitment to the implementation of the six-point plan presented by mr. a non-con and started practical implication of this provision. also welcomed the geneva community that stressed the need for the implementation of this provision. however, the behavior of the armed groups which sought to exploit the syrian government's commitment to the plan and to the geneva communiquÉ in order to make gains on the ground in an area of their presence added to that statement issued by some western and arab countries. all of these have exposed the actors and states working to thwart all these initiatives. syria has welcomed the appointment of mr. lakhdar brahimi as the special representative of the secretary-general to succeed mr. annan. it has stressed its willingness to fully cooperate with them on the principles agreed upon by the international community. particul
out of principle, syria received the united nations supervision is seen in syria, and furnish it with all facilities needed to enable it to deploy in syria in an unprecedented record time. the syrian leadership also announced its full commitment to the implementation of the six-point plan presented by mr. a non-con and started practical implication of this provision. also welcomed the geneva community that stressed the need for the implementation of this provision. however, the behavior of the...
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the particular issue -- by the way i will be there tomorrow for the event at the united nations. it is a very important even that well for one thing take stock of where we are with the ratification process for the treaty. there were major countries in the past year that completed the ratification process in indonesia for example so they will have the opportunity to speak and talk about in this sense the progress with the ratification. there will also be opportunities for all ministers to reflect on where we go from here and so i am glad to have the opportunity to be there and lend my support to the effort but also to hear what others have to say. as far as what is going on in the rest of the world i did want to reiterate the point i made at the outset. i am telling other countries don't sit on your hands and wait for the united states. there is a sense out there that the u.s. has to go next and i will drive progress forward. i think that when the united states ratifies the comprehensive test ban treaty it will drive progress forward, and other states will step up to the bar and c
the particular issue -- by the way i will be there tomorrow for the event at the united nations. it is a very important even that well for one thing take stock of where we are with the ratification process for the treaty. there were major countries in the past year that completed the ratification process in indonesia for example so they will have the opportunity to speak and talk about in this sense the progress with the ratification. there will also be opportunities for all ministers to...
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the judicial arm of united nations issued an order to reopen the conviction of 51 murders. and the president, george w. bush, signed an order that attempted to order the state courts to obey the world courts. as solicitor general working for greg debora, on behalf of the state of texas, went before the supreme court and said that the president does not have the authority to unilaterally ignore the law. in fact, i use this exact same example. george w. bush is a republican, texas, i work for him and i admire him in many respects, but i fear unchecked executive authority. >> regardless of party. >> the supreme court struck it down. i have not heard a single voice in the democratic party of raising the question of why is it the president has the authority to ignore the law. that is a dangerous precedent. if president obama supports the dream that or anything else, he can push legislation through and have it considered. in san antonio, with the tax increase for increasing pre- school, you said to put it to the democratic process. i think that is the weight change should be done
the judicial arm of united nations issued an order to reopen the conviction of 51 murders. and the president, george w. bush, signed an order that attempted to order the state courts to obey the world courts. as solicitor general working for greg debora, on behalf of the state of texas, went before the supreme court and said that the president does not have the authority to unilaterally ignore the law. in fact, i use this exact same example. george w. bush is a republican, texas, i work for him...
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now, in so sofaras national sciewrs, there's a lot of challenges facing us. we had an uprising in iran years ago when people wanted a free and just society in iran, and i just wish the president said we're on the side of those who want to change that thee i don'- theocracy. when ronald reagan called the soviet union the evil empire, that gave heart to the prisoners. if iran gets nuclear weapons, that needs to be prevented. you have worries about particularly in syria, a chemical weapon stockpiles, you have the tax on embassies and consulates in libya and egypt and elsewhere around the world. it's why it's so dangerous and wrong to be playing these political games with our armed services. we need to be strong, a strong economy to have a strong national defense, but the last thing we ought to be doing is having devra devastating cuts te military readiness, and that's why what has to happen is responsible leadership, stop the devastating cuts k come together, have cuts that set the right priorities and ensure the men and women protecting our safety and our freed
now, in so sofaras national sciewrs, there's a lot of challenges facing us. we had an uprising in iran years ago when people wanted a free and just society in iran, and i just wish the president said we're on the side of those who want to change that thee i don'- theocracy. when ronald reagan called the soviet union the evil empire, that gave heart to the prisoners. if iran gets nuclear weapons, that needs to be prevented. you have worries about particularly in syria, a chemical weapon...
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it is, united nations security council permanent member. it is at the wto. it is embedded even increasingly within a regional economy and regional institutions in asia. so, china faces an international order that is easy to join and very hard to overturn. and so i don't think we're going to have a repeat of what is the classic problem of world politics, the power transition problem, which of course was most dramatically revealed at the, in the last century with the rise of germany. so i think the terms of rise and transition are different than in the past. >> let's -- >> can i ask him a question? >> of course. is it personal or have -- >> no. usually rising powers also get a more expansive definition of their vital interests. >> yes. >> so the world order may be easy to join but it also doesn't have a lot of empty space in it. >> that's right. but it is important for china, china knows, 2010 was a very important year for china to learn lesson that bismarck learned but those after bismarck forgot in germany which is to say it is the problem of self-encircleme
it is, united nations security council permanent member. it is at the wto. it is embedded even increasingly within a regional economy and regional institutions in asia. so, china faces an international order that is easy to join and very hard to overturn. and so i don't think we're going to have a repeat of what is the classic problem of world politics, the power transition problem, which of course was most dramatically revealed at the, in the last century with the rise of germany. so i think...
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they are more likely to create threats to the national security of the united states and yet there was a general trend of wanting less involvement militarily, economically and so forth with this region. along with what david said, public opinion and how the voters and citizens feel about the involvement of their country in the middle east is another issue. [inaudible] it will continue without any doubt. for us in that part of the will of least the part of the world that we are talking about is fundamental and it is our neighborhood and there for the stability there is fundamental. many things are related to that. so, for us that has to be a priority, and it will be a pretty. it is always in the attention of any prime minister and european. [inaudible] i think the problem that we have cannot be resolved without a good cooperation and the europeans and the united states to let me elaborate further. the united states according to what your up said may have the dictation of abandoning the fact of the world. it could be reasonable. let me say that. if you look for instance that in afghanist
they are more likely to create threats to the national security of the united states and yet there was a general trend of wanting less involvement militarily, economically and so forth with this region. along with what david said, public opinion and how the voters and citizens feel about the involvement of their country in the middle east is another issue. [inaudible] it will continue without any doubt. for us in that part of the will of least the part of the world that we are talking about is...
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the only country on earth where we put our hands over our hearts when we say the national anthem. which was quickly disproved just by looking at youtube, people around the world going like this when they sang the national anthem. he dropped that the very next day. i don't think he ever said it again. >> he paid the price. >> maybe. >> i would say that's an example of actually changing behavior, which i think happens rarely in small increments. >> and i think the other thing, we're talking before the panel with brendan about this, i think the other thing we don't know was how many conversations are going on with campaign message people, with people making as, with speechwriters come as they are talking about wording? and how often are they sang well, if we say that the fact checkers will get us. now, i suspect that's happening a lot. but the only evidence i have had of it as a column written by connie schultz who is married to jerry brown, who said that conversation happened in the brown campaign. i suspect it is happening in many campaigns, and i think that there is so much fact c
the only country on earth where we put our hands over our hearts when we say the national anthem. which was quickly disproved just by looking at youtube, people around the world going like this when they sang the national anthem. he dropped that the very next day. i don't think he ever said it again. >> he paid the price. >> maybe. >> i would say that's an example of actually changing behavior, which i think happens rarely in small increments. >> and i think the other...
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delays are threats to this nation's global competitiveness. how can we, as a nation, continue to rely on an air traffic control system that is fundamentally what was used in the 1940s? we can't. we must agent quickly to fix the problem because the costs of inaction is simply too great. nextgen is the fundamental backbone of the solution. not the only part of the solution, but it is the backbone. not to be selfish, but as i'm told, my airports are responsible for 50% of the problem, i think that nextgolf course en has to be implemented in new york-new jersey region as soon as possible to deliver the greatest benefits to the country. i'm real realistic. i understand the wholesale revamping of how the national air space functions can't happen overnight; however, by attacking the problem where it is most acute, nextgen can deliver improvements to constituents from green bay to tampa bay, portland oregon, to portland maine, and all the points in between. according the report, our three airports with philadelphia, atlanta, oi hair, and san fransisco
delays are threats to this nation's global competitiveness. how can we, as a nation, continue to rely on an air traffic control system that is fundamentally what was used in the 1940s? we can't. we must agent quickly to fix the problem because the costs of inaction is simply too great. nextgen is the fundamental backbone of the solution. not the only part of the solution, but it is the backbone. not to be selfish, but as i'm told, my airports are responsible for 50% of the problem, i think that...